How many positions did you apply for before being hired on?

6 months after finishing MBA/MHA, I had applied to probably 60-70 postions. 1 interview (got it).

Frustrating as hell!

None.
I was called on the phone and asked to apply.

After 26 years I was called on the phone by a competitor and asked to apply.

Coming out of school, I applied solely through LSU's career fair (in Oct for May graduation). I probably applied and interviewed for 15 or so companies, prob had 12 offers. Most of the offers came within a week or two.

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Just a poll to see how many places you applied before finally being accepted?

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I don't have the exact number, but I applied to a lot of places. After I graduated I didn't get a career type job for several years - although I was continuously looking. I was a bank teller, forklift driver, worked on a helpdesk, delivered pizzas - whatever I could do to make ends meet. I have a good job now though, so it was worth it.

My senior year probably applied for 40ish jobs, interviewed with 10+ of those companies, 3 offers....


Everyone I know who really went after finding a job had a good one when they graduated... Opposite is true for those who half assed it.

Pretty similar story here. I was slated to graduate in May 2010 with a Master's of Science in Engineering from LSU. I started applying around October or November of 2009. I probably applied to around 50 positions. Ended up with two interviews and two offers. One was with the State of Louisiana and one with the company I'm working for now. I really, really lucked out with my current position. Timing was just right. I accepted the position at the end of February 2010 and started work May 2010, immediately after I was finished with my thesis defense and all graduate school requirements, with no lull in employment.